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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the police find a significant amount of while searching for Ron?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Crystal meth.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Money.

2. Of Kristina's three eldest children, who is the one who sees both her mother and father regularly in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Summer.
(b) Hunter.
(c) Brendan.
(d) Autumn.

3. What is the name of Kristina's mother?
(a) Cora Shepherd.
(b) Summer Lily Kenwood.
(c) Autumn Rose Shepherd.
(d) Marie Haskins.

4. Kristina was first introduced to crank while visiting whom?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

5. Trey is released from prison shortly before what holiday?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Easter.
(d) Flag Day.

6. All Autumn knows about her mother in the beginning of the novel is that she once used what drug?
(a) Crank.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Opium.
(d) Marijuana.

7. What is the name of Trey Shepherd's sister?
(a) Nikki.
(b) Kristina.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Cora.

8. Summer tells Kyle that she was raped by whom in the novel?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) A social worker.
(c) A foster father.
(d) A priest.

9. What is the name of Kristina's stepfather?
(a) Hunter.
(b) Scott.
(c) Trey.
(d) Brendan.

10. With what personality at the radio station is Hunter is forced to do the show with early in the novel?
(a) Alex.
(b) Daryl.
(c) Montana.
(d) Mancow.

11. The name Fresno is Spanish for what word?
(a) Strong sun.
(b) The ash tree.
(c) Dry land.
(d) Flowing waters.

12. What is the name of the foster sister who has abused Ashante in the novel?
(a) Erica.
(b) Ashley.
(c) Ingrid.
(d) Olivia.

13. What character in the novel turns to alcohol to help her through the emotional turmoil of her aunt's wedding and apparent abandonment?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Marie.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

14. What is Autumn's father in prison for in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Assault with a deadly weapon.
(b) Grand theft auto.
(c) Drug trafficing.
(d) Arson.

15. Which boyfriend of Kristina's does Hunter learn has beat her up again before she faces possession charges?
(a) Abe.
(b) Ron.
(c) Lee.
(d) Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ashante in the novel?

2. Nikki is upset because her parents are _________ in the beginning of the novel.

3. How many children does Kristina have?

4. Hunter's mother claims that his father _________.

5. Who shares the foster home in which Summer lives in the beginning of the novel?

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